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Teaching English in Quito

Project Description

The Teaching English voluntary project takes place in several deprived and poorly resourced schools located in the south and central parts of Quito, giving classes to 178 primary school children aged between 5 and 12 years.

Currently, there is only one teacher to cover these areas and level of education, hence the importance of recruiting volunteers in the education sector.

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Province:Pichincha

Duration:2 to 12 weeks

Type:Social

Why the projects need volunteers

Due to the scarce economic resources of such schools, the number of teachers in relation to students is unbalanced. Therefore, the project needs volunteers to collaborate in the educational sector and lend continuity to the learning process.

Fast Facts
What is included?
What is not included?
What is also included?

Fast Facts
Voolunteer Time	1 Month
Project Location	Quito
Nearest airport	Mariscal Sucre - Quito
Responsibilities	Volunteers will be involved mainly with teaching English and other subjects. Assisting other teachers at the school.
Hours of Work	25 hours / day
Number of places available	4 volunteers
Project availability	Throughout the academic year, from September to the beginning of July.
Prerequisities	- Minimum age is 18 years. - Intermediate level of Spanish. -Creative and enthusiastic. -A love for children and the patience to work with them.

What is included?
Accommodation	Host family in a private or shared rooms
Food	3 meals per day / vegetarian apply
Support	Before your trip - 24/7 advice via telephone and/or email before leaving your home country.
Training	Workshop volunteer trainning before commencing as volunteer.
Extra	Application Fee 25 hours of Spanish Lessons + Activities

What is not included?
Transport	International flight tickets. Local transport once in the country. Airline and/or airport taxes.
Insurance	Travel insurance and related expenses.
Visa, inoculations	Visa application costs and related expenses. Inoculations and related expenses.

What is also included?
Transfer from the airport to location of the project or place of stay in Quito. Practical, informative advice and support before, during and after project from a team of professionals. In-country guidance to resolve potential issues that may arise during the project. Guidance and evaluation to check on progress during volunteer period. A facility at the project grounds for making local calls. Receiving of faxes. Informative visitor guide with information on recreational activities. Certificate of successful completion as volunteer.

Please note

Volunteers will have the opportunity to develop and implement educational tasks and activities that help to develop the children’s creativity taking in to account the facilities available and establish intercultural relations inside the classroom with the children.

What skills do volunteers need?

Volunteers should: • Have teaching experience, and, preferably, experience in teaching English. • Have the patience to work with children of school age and be team oriented. • Have the ability to maintain good working relationships.

What does the Volunteer needs to bring

Sunscreen
Shampoo, first aid kit
Rain coat
Plenty of socks
Warm clothes
Long sleeve shirts
Summer clothes
Bathing suit
Trekking shoes
Cap or hat
Sleeping bag
Work gloves
Towels
Camera-binoculars (opcional)
Sun glasses
Books to read
Pens/journal

Steps to follow

When you have booked...

Once we receive your first email we will immediately contact you to give you general information about us and projects.
Select the project where you would like to participate.
Send your CV.
Participate in an interview.
You will receive an email about confirmation of your participation and we will prepare for your trip to Ecuador.
You should fill out certain documents of the Ecuador Volunteer Foundation, which we will send you opportunely.

After you have been selected as a volunteer...

Get your flight tickets.
Get travel insurance for the time that you will participate in our projects.
Get your Police Check or Police Disclosure.
Send us the documents of the Ecuador Volunteer Foundation filled out with the pertinent information.
Verify that you got certain vaccines as Yellow Fever, Hepatitis A & B, Diphtheria, Typhoid. We recommend getting the yellow fever vaccine and malaria pills as a precaution.
Get a medical certificate.
Fill out the Final Form that is on our website.
In the case that the volunteer is not a Hispanic speaker she/he must plan a Spanish course before entering in the project.
Give an exam in Spanish to check your knowledge in the language.
Check if you need a visa to enter in the country.

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